Homemade Ranch Dressing
The girls love homemade ranch dressing to dip their veggies into and pour onto their salads. We never could find quite the right blend from a store-bought ranch, so we came up with the perfect version for us at home. We have one daughter who absolutely loves salads and another who is not a fan. But the one who doesn't care for salads loves to dip veggies. So, on nights we're having salads, Small Fry gets herself a little veggies and dip tray. It's pretty darn tasty and just as healthy as a … [Read More...]
Homemade Italian Seasoning
We love mixing up our own homemade Italian seasoning. We like to make it our own with a little extra garlicky punch. It's perfect in all our favorites like lasagna, Italian sandwiches and our homemade ranch dressing. Delicious. It's especially tasty in a simple olive oil dip with some crusty bread with some fresh cracked pepper. Yum! What's your favorite way to use Italian seasoning? Now, I do know that you can easily pick up this blend at the store. But I say why bother? I make my own … [Read More...]
20 Veggie Fries Recipes (Non-Potato!)
I've been collecting Veggie Fries recipes lately, all of which are non-potato recipes. So, I'm not supposed to eat regular white potatoes because they're bad for inflammation (I have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism) and while I LOVE sweet potato fries, Mr. Meaty does not. I decided I'd throw myself on the task of trying out All the Veggie Fries. I know, I'm a selfless giver. We're going to eat our way through these beauties and determine exactly which are our favorite non-potato veggie fries! 2o … [Read More...]
Boom Sticks! Skin Protection Balm
I made my own little pocket skin protection balm wonder sticks and I named them Boom Sticks in homage to the Boomstick from Army of Darkness. That baby can knock back some Deadites, so I figure it's gonna be handy to keep our skin above the ole' wellness line with a protective layer. BOOM! All right, you primitive screw-heads, listen up! See this? This... is my boomstick! - [continuing nonchalantly] - It's a twelve-gauge, double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in … [Read More...]
Homemade Natural Cleaning Products with Essential Oils
Homemade Natural Cleaning Products with Essential Oils Getting chemicals out of family homes is one of my biggest driving forces these days. I'm personally driven specifically by getting them out of homes with kids and animals living in them, but, check out this fact: women put an average of more than 500 chemicals in or on their bodies every. single. day. WHAT? That's insane, right. Nope, check it out right here. So, if you're putting all these chemicals in and on your body, and on your … [Read More...]
